Project background

Young people’s financial challenges are increasing, yet future professionals in education and guidance do not always have sufficient skills to teach financial literacy. There was a need for practical and engaging ways to strengthen financial competence during studies. The project set out to bring financial education closer to students’ everyday lives and to create a method that serves both learners and professionals in their work.

Project objectives

• Strengthen their own financial skills and understanding of young people’s everyday money matters.
• Practice financial education methods through concrete examples.
• Develop skills to guide young people in budgeting, digital financial literacy, and understanding credit products.
• Gain access to a ready-to-use, free method for teaching financial literacy to young people.
• Support discussions that promote young people’s financial well‑being.
• Provide an easy tool to start conversations about money.

Project Activities

• Co‑developed an escape room game built around personal finance themes.
• Tested the game with students and young people and collected feedback.
• Created exercises and discussion materials to support guidance situations around the game.
• Examined how young people build financial understanding through peer interaction.
• Published the final WorryEscape escape game for nationwide use.